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TUT ] OMAHA DATLVJVEE : SATURDAY. APTCTT , 2. MAKE POLICE INQUIRY FARCE Jndgo Tibbptta Ilurrioi Through the Alleged Investigation. REFEREE LISTENS TO COMMISSIONERS J'rotext Aftnlnnt the ' 1'ropeeilliiB I noreil nnd .Under doe * on trlth Only One Nlileof the CIIHC 'Judge A. S. Tlbbctts of Lincoln carne to Omaha yesterday anil went through a ridicu lous farce of Investigating the itiarge-i fllci ! against the members of the Omatm Heard of Fire and Police Comml.'wloners. ' As the ccin- plalnant , Victor Rosewater , refused to recog nize the authority of the governor to dele gate the Investigation to a referee the diar- Ing merely cona ! ted of statements by the r.cctiaed ofllclaln supplemented by the ic.-UI- mony of their chief of police. The commis sioners unanimously averred that they were not guilty of any of the offenses charged , and , In fact , their testimony was on exactly Identical as to suggest tdc suspicion that It had been carefully rehearsed beforehand. Ac cording to the evidence of the commission em , whlqh was ( ho cnly evidence heard by the referee , they have Invariably performed their respective duties with the utmost sin eerily and honesty. They say they had never known that there was gambling In Omctin until after the places over Henry Ocrter's nnd Lcntz & Williams were raided. They had always directed the chief of police to suppress gambling and wine rooms. There wes no more crime In Hie city thin usual nnd politico had never been considered In connection with the administration of tilt affairs of the department. After listening to this acmimption of disinterested Integrity four times repeated , the referee decl-arei that the chaiges had boon ratlsfactorlly ex plained and ttio hearing wen 'Closo.l. JUDOE TIBHETT'S CREDENTIALS. Judge TibbetU called the Investigation In the rooms of the Heard of Fire end Police ' Commissioners' 2 o'clock , exhibiting as his authority the follcv.-lng : RXBCUTIVB CHAMBER , LINCOLN Mnrcli 31 , lSOS.-.Tudge A. S. Tlbbctts , Lln coin : Dear Sir The accompanying charges nqalnst certain members of the Fire am Tolled Commission of the City of On.Urn ) supported by nflldiivlta nnd other evidence herewith presented to you , h.ivo been flle < nt thla olllce with a ntjuest for n Itcnrln ; , of the same tinder section ftC ! ) of the Corn piled StatutCH of the said city of Omaha. The dntlcH of this olllcp precln n me fron pcrfconnl'y Bitting In Omnlm for the purpoa of hearing said charges" . This , therefore , Is to request timl authorize yon to net for ni3 In the mutter , of snld charges nnd as referee to liear-evldence which may be offered by ( jlther p.irty to the case under thr- rules nnd ' ; i"t "ods of procedure ns nearly as may l > e which obtain In the courts of law nnd 1 equity nml report to thlti ollloc ns noon ns the sumo may be done your nctlrm In the mutter , with your conclusions of fncts and 1 law rt'spectlns : said chnnjes. Yours vovy truly , SILAS A. HOLCOMB. Ciovornor. FILES FORMAL PROTEST. Victor Reawatcr filed the following pro test against the delegation of the powers of the governor to a referee : Cornea now Vlctar lioanv/atcr nnd denies tin ) authority of t'nls tribunal to net In nny winner with reference to the charges pre ferred by him before liiu excellency , linn. ' Silas A. llolcomb , governor of Nebraska , ngalnst Robert K. Lo < ? Hrnlman , James II. ; 1'rnbody and V. U. Grepory , police com- rnUsloirrs f r the city of Omaha , for the following reasons : 1. Thit : mild charges were lirotifr'it under pcetlon 1CS Of the net of IS'JT. providing for the Incorporation find covernment of cities of the metropolitan c'nus , wulch provides ; ' : ) "Any citizen of the city may Illo yt\\li \ \ the ' "Koverrior written ulmrg'os against'any com- , ' "mlssloiier IIP may deeln guilty' of mls- : "comhict In ofilcc , and fie governor shrill "within n reasonable time InventIsnte the "ramc upon testimony to bp produced be- "foio him and Hhn'l mnko snu'i ' limllni ; us "to thfi truth or filially of biich chnrBctt ns j "In hln judgment such testimony warranty , , "and In case such chnrseM shall be "sustained by the evidence , ho shall at once ' "remove tin cumrmsMoner so found ittiiity " : < nil appoint nnothcr qualified to 111 ! the "vacancy thus roused. Th" governor "when filttliiir to Investigate c'inrges pre- "fc-rred ngalnst u commissioner shall hnvo "full power and nutaorlty to compel the "Attendance of witnesses nnd the proiluc- "tlon of books nnd papers , nnd ho may hold "such meeting nt the mos : convenient place "In the state for the purpose of suc'i In- "vestljr.itlon. " 2. That nalil net Imposes upon the povernor the sole duty of Inquiring personally Into the.truth or falsity of said charges and does not authorize iho performance of said duty by deputy or substitute of any kind. 3. T..at sniil act empowers the governor to compel tbo attendance or witnesses and the production of Ujoks and papers , but ' does not confer upon him the power to delegate this authority to nnv deputy or substitute of nny kind. 1. That no Investigation except by the production of testimony before the povcrnrr lilnificlf can be a compliance with the .provisions . of the luw. Referee Tlbbttts said that ho know noth ing of nny objection to the hearing pa ar ranged hcforo htm until tbls morning. Ho elated that It 'was ' the wish of the governor that there should bo a fair and Impartial hearlnc of the charg-a The cour o of hold ing , It before a referee was supposed to reach the desired end. It waa Intended to' deprive neither party of any rlsht. but ths governor found It Impossible tJ personally Investlgcte 'the ' charges , because the hear ing U likely to take a week , and he did not ftel juatincd In being absent from his ofilce that length of time. The referte said that lie , being appointed to take the testimony , dlil not know exactly what to do with the l > rotcot , but s > aw no way except to go ahead with the hearing. Then when ho had cath- cro.l the facto ami evidence and presented th m to the governor , arguments on the cauo could be mode Vcforo the latter. , After this finding , Mr. Roscwatcr read the protest for the benefit of the police com- nilss'oners and then withdrew. R'fcrco Tlb bctts urdtT'd"thc investigation to proceed. In behr.lf of the commission .Attorney Day called Commissioner Gregory to the stand cs the first wltnera , . JUDGE GREGORY'S VERSION. The witness stated that he was appointed a member of tlio Board , of Fire and Pollca 'ommtoslonors March 19 , 1S97 , mil had qual- fled four dayo later. Attorney Day then ook up the tdnrgcfl to their regular rotation and Rave the wltneM an opportunity to . nter a denial In each Instance. Commit- ; loner Orc-nory declared In reply to question * hat there had nsver been any agreement among the members of the board to act to gether In the conduct of the fire and po- Ice departments for political purposes , rhey had taken no action except In tbo presence of the mayor end the full board. Vclther had they ever agreed to unite to orm a majority to control the admlnlstra- lon of the affairs of the board for political or any other reasons. The members had allied the mattsr over amoag themselves , vhen It was suggested that the four com- nlnsloacra would be held responsible and hat they should therefore act In harmony. Till ) understanding , however , only related 0 tha legitimate duties of the boai-d under the law. They liad never at any tlmo at- cmpted to carry out any program for po- itlcal cry-Is. Asked In regard to the attempted appolnt- nent of J. C. Dahlman ns chief of police , the witness declared the Dahlman'a appoint , nirit was never ceialdorcd : by the board as 1 board. Some citizen had told the witness : hat Dahlman would make a good chief. Subsequently Dahlman had come to Omaha and the wltrajrs with Comnitealccisrs Pea- Herdman and Dullard had met htm at Hlo 1'axton hotol. Ho had then told Dahl man t ! > at In order to bo appointed he would mvo to acquire a residence la Omaha. Dahl man took the matter under gonolderatlon and afterward \\coto that ho did not care to push the matter further. AL SIQWAUT'S APPOINTMENT. In regard' to the' appointment ot A. T. Slgwart as special olllcer with the rank ot captain the witness said that It was r.ot done by virtue of any agreement , ncr to servo any corrupt purpose. The boird had csked Slgwart lev. resign the pcsltlon of chief of police. Slgwart had told lilm that he had been assured that If he would tcjl u ho could have a captaincy. Ho had com municated this tnfcvmatlori to the board and 'it view of the < fact that Judge Scott had decided that the board had no power to re move an olllcer except on aceou-it of charges duly fllc-.l and heard , and that the boird whLicd to make a change In the head of the department , Slgwart'a reolguatlou was accepted and he was made a captain by a unanimous vote of the board. The allow ance of $100 a mciith to the captain was rn oversight on the part of the finance com mittee , and as soon as Its attention called to the fact that the now charter had reduced the pay of captains to ? 90 the error was corrected. In reply to the query whether he had over bad any % 'eaeoii to bellevo that Slgwart was Incompetent to perform the duties of cap tain , the witness said that ho thought that ha would make a good captain. He had had nitccn years' ojrvlce and was better ac quainted with the rules of the department than any other man cci the force. The charges that had been made against him ro- feivcd to film In his capacity as chief ol police and not to his ability aa a subordinate olHcer. POLITICS , LICENSES AND GAMBLING. In the matter of the charges that Detec tive John Savage nnd Patrolman S. J. Hod had been detailed to report to Charley FVin- nns ! anil K. E. Ilowell for political services Commissioner Gregory declared that ho haO not known of It until the facts were brought out In the testimony In the Cox case In dis trict court. Relative to the charge tlmt the board had passo.l a resolution which propceed to cocrca tlis liquor dealers into advertising in the political organ of the board , the witness de clared that the resolution had no auch Im- prt. The board had no political organ. ] Thcro were upwards of 200 applicants for licenses and they had constantly nnnoyei I the members cf the board with queries as i to where they should publish their appllca- i ' tlons. To get rid of this annoyance the board had t < isscil a resolution which ds- 1 clcu\l that It would stand on the findings , of the previous board In this particular. Ho I : denied that this was done with any Intent ; ' tn compel saloon keepers to advertise In the World-Herald and supplemented this by a long statement of thu proceedings before the Hcenaa board relative to the license ques- tlon. The charge that the beard hadcpsrmlttoil open gambling cs a compensation for po- lltlcal support was also denied. The witness said that the uniform action of the board had been exactly oppcslte. The board had directed Us officers to suppress every species of gambling. The slot mschlncs had been thrown out and the chief of police had a standing order not to permit gambling In the city. "Du you know of any gambling In Omaha ? " anlted the attorney. "No , Hlr , " answered the witness with much emphasis. . Proceeding , the witness declared that the facts with regard to wlno r nms and dis orderly resorts were exactly similar to thosa relative to ga'mbllng. The witness did not "deny that licenses had been Issued to liquor de.ilers who h.nrl been selling without a license , but ho explained ] that the board had decided that when a man had filed his application and paid his license fee he ought not to bo deprived of the ben efits of his license merely because the Usu- anco of that license had been delayed by protests that wcr : not filed In good faith. In regard to the charge that the board had Issued licenses to druggists after It had been proved that they sold liquor as a bcv- erago , Commissioner Gregory averred that the evidence In those cases showed that the men who had secured the liquor In these drus stores had come In and asked for It "ES though they wanted It for medicine , " and consequently the evidence had net been considered as sufficient to warrant the board In refusing a llcens ? . No charge had ever been regularly made before the board that any saloon keeper had sold liquor to minors. Neither had any charge been made that gambling was being permitted In connection with any saloon. "Do you know whether gambling has been carried on In connection with tyiy saloon In Omaha ? " caked Mr. Day. "I do not. Wo have given orders to the oaicers to tile complalnU If any such thing should occur. " REGULATION OP CRIME. The wltne.u ; went on to say that the orders of the beard had contemplated a uniform en forcement of the ordinances of the city lias against all persona and classes of persons. Gambling , Illegal liquor 'Selling ' , prostitution I and disorderly resorts wcro to be suppressed [ or kept In the limits provided by law. At this ftage In the proceedings Judge Tlbbctts tniRRcattU that ho would like to have thu other sldo represented , and said that it might bo a good Idea to Invite the city at torney to bo prc&snt. It was then suggested that the referco might compel the attend ance of the witnesses wRoso names were signed to the affidavits submitted by Victor Ilosowater , but tbe referee decided that ho would tKo about that later. In reply to the question whether there was any truth In the statement that there was a reign of lawlessness In Omaha , the witness maintained a utudled silence , and Attorney Day relieved him from evident embarrass ment by asking what measures had been taken In that regard. Commissioner Gregory said that the UMM ! methods had been pur sued. Ho had no knowle/Jgo that there was any unusual amount of crime. There might have been a slight Increase In the last two months aa compared with the preceding nonths , but it was ucually the case that crlmo was Intermittent , und the officers had been enjoined to special diligence. Hero the referee declared that he didn't ivant to hear nrything about that phase of : ho matter , and the witness was questioned n regard to the policy of the board respect- n ? wlno rooms. He declared that Ita object was to prohibit them. They had Hrat or- lered thu olllceis to arrest the Inmates and lirlng charges against them In police court ! ) Ut the police Judge had dlocharged them. Then the oillca n had been ordered to notify them that wherever wine rooms were main tained for the accommodation of both sexes their licenses would bo revoked. Thetia or ders had been carried out , but not with the promptness and alacrity that might have been used. This was not , however , the fault of the superior ofllctfrs , but of the subordin ates. ates.Tho The witness Idon stated that the board bad no knowledge that gambling \vw going on over Oorter'o or Lentz & Williams' until after thcso places were raided by IMectlvo Cox. In reply to the question whether the licenses under which these saloons wore doing business dad been revoked , hn raid that they had not been , because there had been no meeting of the beard ainco the gam blers had boc-.i bound over. Tills ended Comml&srtoner Gregory's testi mony , ? cul Judge TlbbettH stated that In his opinion the charges relating to gambling and wlno rocnis had been satisfactorily ex plained. The board might have acted with a little more promptitude In suspending the licences of salorns that had been found to be run In connection wild gambling , but the explanation that no mooting liad been held since the gambling was discovered was on the whole eatlaiactory. He added that tfio board was not icsponslblo for its mistakes while acting In a. Judicial capacity. Courts were liable to make mistakes and so wns the board. The board Is cnly Indirectly respon sible for the acto of the police. It Is coly personally responsible when It refusal to cor rect abuscfl for a fraudulent purpose. HEHDMAN'S TESTIMONY. Commissioner Herdman was called nnd for the most part his testimony was an exact repetition of that of the 11 let witness. In regard to the charge that Jcfin Savage had been ordered to report to Charley earning for political work , he said that nt tdat time he was acting as chairman of the democratic city central committee end conducting the campaign of Ed Howell far mayor. Fanning had reported to him that the republicans \\era prepirlnn to commit election frauds In the Third ward. This was the day before election. Ho tried to reach Chief Slgwiirt by tclertiono , but failed , but someone else readied him later. Savage wail accordingly sent to Investigate the matter. The witness added tdat ho considered this a legitimate employment of the police force. Commissioner Herdman said that he knew nothing about gambling being carried on In Iho city until The Dee exposed the matter some weeks gao. At that time the chief ot police was Instructed lo investigate the complaint nnd ( Hop gambling If it existed. The wl'tiws declared that the board' had never countenanced the wine room evil In tay shape or manner , and that thcra was lias of this evil In Omaha now than there had been at my previous time toyears. . The testimony of Comml-'alriicrR Peabody and Dullard added nothing to what was al ready In the record and Chief Gallagher was nailed as the next and last witness. He dad evidently not been present at the re hearsal for about the first thing h'e did 'i3 to flatly contradict the commissioners In re gard to tbe Instructions relative to gambling. Chief Gallagher aald that the only Instruc tions he had ever received In that regard wcro thoA'a which related to the slot ma chines. Ho had received no other instruc tions. but had proceeded wider tde state law to suppress gambling In all Its fcrms. He had bmn Instructed to close the vlae rooms and ho had closed conio nnd kept othcru tinder surveillance. In reply to a question ho tald that ho had made a canvass of tbo inombeM of the po'.lce fccce which convinced him that 72 per cent of them were rcpub- * "HOLD UPS" AS A FAD. In' regard to the prevalence of wlme In the city. Chief Gallagher declared Uiat there was less crime than thcve had ever been E'IICC 1S91. with the exception of hold tips. Ho said that this latter species had become a sort ot fad In Chicago , St. Loula and other cities , as well ns Omaha , and In some cities the patrolmen had been promised pro motion any time they could ouccesd In shoot ing a footpad. He stated that he dad made ssme Investigations that convinced him that there were twice as may hold ups In other cities of the same size as are occurring In Omaha. "What opportunities have you had for knowing how to manage a police force ? " aslc < ! i Judge Tibbette. "The same as any ether citizen , " replied the witness ; "I have always been prominent In politico. I have been postmaster , a mem ber of the city council and atato senator , and have alwajs kept 'n toutd with ( loliconioii as well M others. " This ended the testimony , with the excep tion of the Introduction of the record. ! of the board to abo\v ell proieedlr.ja which re ferred to Instructions given to the police and : also Iho records of the proceedings ot the license board last December and Janu ary. Judge Tlbbetto then arnounced that ho did not think It was , necessary to call any other wltr.eses. All tdo charges made had bsen explained satisfactorily to him , and as the testimony of the othar witnesses waa on file ki the form of affidavits , tlipre was noth ing to be ga'r.ed by bringing them Into court. Then tlje court adjourned with mutual con- gratulaticr.3. I'lnarroiI'.Ill ' . I'IIII.-K.-N L MVIT House. LANSING. MlcX April 1. The Plngree corporation taxation bill paused the house nt 12SO : today with only thres votes. The only amendment cf any im portance was that t3 which the Piiigroe people agreed , making tinaps"nsora elective I Instead of appointive by the ijovernor. ficmtnil ns of the nccosslty of taking n "Tablo Grove , 111. , Feb. 4. 1SDS. came out of the sores on my thlgha and "C. L Hood & Co. , Lowell. Mass. : Kooil Si > rln Mi'tlleiue. The best physicians Bald the bono was diseased "Gentlemen Several years ago I was taken end time to liefrlti tnUliiR HooiVa Snrsn- thought a surgical operation with what the dostors pronounced rheuma would bo neces. parllla is wlii-n Sprlns bi > slns. Then tism and scrofula. My limbs became drai\u sary. I was then a perfect wreck and suf It will ilo us the most { 'odil , on tli | ! fered untold misery. I did not have ray ap. . prlncliili ! Uiat "a stitch iu time eaves petite and my sleep was much disturbed. I " \\ao unable to walk and was nine. growing worse The tille which Hood's Sar.saimrllln lin.s all the time. I finally discontinued themod - Iclue that had been prescribed for me tud won , of . "America's ( Sreatost Medi begin taking Hood's Sannparllla. In a short cine , " is merited liy its marvellous tlmo my appetite returned and the sores be cures of scrofula. Heal cures of this gan to heal. My limbs gradually returned their natural condition and I was able to disease are rare and accidental with throw uway my crutches. In els months oilier medicines , but are heard of from the tlmo I bcgen to take Hood's Sar- dally umniiK those \\lic are taking uaixirllla I was IIortdVSfivKannrilla. Our tiles are Able-to Co A 1)0ut ( in INual. llllod 'lh ) letters similar to thu fol- .My euro has proved to bo permanent and I am now feeling better than I ever felt be The jjivrttor Includes the less , and If you fore and weigh ISO pounds , U Is only a fc\/ suffer from scrofula "or nny other years since I wca a cripple. I have fiad very ' ' up , ani I suffered great i > iln. I remained llttlo Elckness slnco taking Hood's Sarsa- Wood disease , In , taUlnj ? Ilood's'Sar- - ' In this condition for about six months , when narllla. I cladly recommend this medicine tiqiKiHUu a'ou Hrtvfr tbo right medicine running tores broke out on oich side of my to uuy one afflicted an I wan. " to effect u cure. thighs find ou my wrist. Pieces of bone URBAN HAMMOND. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is America's Greatest Medicine. Sold by nil druggists. $1 ; six for $5. C. I. Hood & Co , , Tx > wcll ( Mass. ANDY HUNT IS DETAINED M. i Ucder Nomlnkl lArrast at the Hands of Private Detectives. 1 , M PACIFIC EXPRESS TROUBLE CULMINATES Ex-Clrrk p' ' tic Auditor' * Ofllce Prevented from I.euvliiK the City innd Held for PrI. viUo Kxiiiiilnatlun. Official kidnaping IB considered rare nowadays - a-days ! but that's the name that Is pretty generally given In local' railway nnd express circles to the capture of Andrew J. Hunt , formerly of the Pacific Express company In this city , by detectives In the employ of the company. Hunt was seized by the detectives oui Thursday evening and was confined without - out opportunity to secure ball or communl- cato with his friends until after the noon hour yesterday. U was at first rumored that Hunt was wanted by the express company to answer charges of embezzlement , but later It be came known that ho was not the man thu officers of the company were after , but that they were putting him through the "sweating" process with the hope of secur ing Information that would lead to the arrest of others. It Is reported on good authority that a shortage of something like $10,000 exists In the treasury of the express com pany. What the outcome of the Investiga tion , which has been In progress moro or leas secretly since January 1 , will bo Is a matter ot conjecture. Trustworthy Information Is to the effect that no direct charges have as yet been made against Hunt and that yesterday's "sweating" developed no facts on which charges against others could be based. Nearly the entire morning was i.'pent iu a conference on the matter at Union Pacific headquarters. The conference was held In the private office of Horace G. Hurt , presi dent of the Union Pacific railroad Md a leadIng - Ing director of the Pacific Express company. Those who wcro present wore : President Hurt. General Auditor Erastus Young of the Union Pacific railroad and of theI'jclfic Express company , and Andrew J. Hunt. The meeting was a leogthy ono , lasting over the noon hour. ( HISTORY OP THE CASE. The man accused of embezzlement went out of the Pacific Express company In Janu ary of the current year along with William P. L'cchtel , auditor , and T. K. Sudborough. Hunt remained for a few days after the other two , during which time ho acted as chief clerk , the position formerly held by Sudbcrough. During the last mo.ith there lisa been a searching Investigation Into the accounts of the Pacific Express com pany. Erastus Young succeeded W. F. Bcchel as auditor , and under his direction Traveling Auditor CranJall of the Union Paclflc spent a couple of months examining - amining the accounts of the express com pany. Later aii assistant auditor was secured - cured from tl 6'American Express company nt New York. In the meanwhile T. 1C. Sudborough was called In and with the other two accountants went over the bsoks of the company , explaining the system employed under ttio old regime. What the account ants found Is a''matter ' that the officials of the expreta company have taken great pi'ecautlona to Keep secret. Hunt recentjy accepted n position , said to ho an Important qnc , with a company conducting ' ' ducting a la'r'ge planing mill at Arkansas CHy. Ark. Ho dad made all his arrange ments to Uavo for tils new position Isat even ing , and had bade his frlsnd.j and co-workers goodbye. He waai Intercepted last evening by two detectives ) who have fcctn at work for Auditor Yonugfllnco ho came ! nto power. PP.ESIDENT-'HORSEMAN'S ' STATEMENT. President Edg rFM. Morsenren of the Pa cific Express ; Ajnpany.said to The Dee this afteuioon : "I know nothing about the ar- rc-at of Mr. Hunt except what I have learned through 'the newspapers. I know nothing of the complaint , who Issued It , or the charge on which It was Issued. The entire matter has been handled through another depart ment. " This statement merely confirmed the gen eral opinion that the arrest of Hunt was upon orders of the auditing department 01 the company. For over a month the depart ment has had detectives at work among the employes. Ono of them who went by tin. name of Chapln worked at the express head quarters for a while until he secured ar acquantanco among the employes , and then asked them their opinions of their superior officers and other leading questions. As tcon ES ho tad secured the discharge of ono employe ho became too well known among the other employes for furtherusefulness. . CLOSE OP THE CONFERENCE. It was well alcag in the afternoon yes terday when the conference among Messrs Hurt , Young and Hunt at ( Cie Union Pacific headquarters broke up. Shortly after the ad journment of the matlneo Auditor Young wan seen at his ofllce by a Dee reporter When asked for a statement of facts In. the Hunt case he positively declined , saying "There is nothing that I can give out a this ticne. We are not in a pwltlon to say anything Just yet. " "le Hunt under arrest now ? " "I really cannot say. I am not the ono to give out information. Mr. Mcrsernan Is president of the company and you tad bet ter see him. " "President Msrscman lias said that he knows nothing of ttio matter , Mr. Young , and referred Inquiries to the auditing depart ment. " "Well , I can't help It. I can't tell you anything about the matter. " "Ccn you tell me where I can see Hunt now ? " "I don't believe you can see Hunt. " As at Pacific Express headquarters , oo at the executive department or the Union Pa cific all Inquiries were referred to Auditor Young , and ho declined to glvo out any In- fsrmatlon. HUNT NOW AT LIDDUTY. Hunt la now a't liberty. His examlnatlon- In-chlcf before Director Hurt and Auditor Youns of the Pacific Express company yes terday lasted from early In the morning until about - o'clock In the afternoon. When he went about town he was followed at the dis tance of a few blocks by ono or the other of the two Imported detectives. List evening ho vrs alone mpst of the time , and returned to his homo unaccompanied shortly after fl o'clock. Whether lip will meet Messrs. Burt and Young again today Is a matter not yet decided , illunt'Is willing to do this , but his frlcod.s strongly'fldl'lso against It. Euclid . .Martin'- William P. Gurlcy and Prank B. Johnson vrero prominent among the citizens who lnfre | ted themselves In Hunt's behalf yesterday , . .is so ° u as H y learned of his capture o'n Thursday night they set to work to secure-ills-release , and offered to be come responslKlefcr his appearance when ever he should uo"wanted to answer to any specific charges. Both Euclid Martin and Prank Johnsorofeld to The Bee last night that they considered the procedure In Hunt's casa meat extraordinary and expressed their surprise that Hunt" was not told before that ho might be wanted , especially as ho speat nearly all of Thursday at the headquarters cf the express ( ctornpany and personally bade the officers goortby. telling them whore and when he was Injiiiteti'oii 'lif Jllnlnur DENVER , Colo. , April 1. ( Special Tele gram. ) James Doyle of Victor has lost In bis first encounter with the Portland Mining comrany. JudrseHallett this morning ren dered an opinion la the case brought by" Ihe Portland company against the Uiutah Tun nel and Transportation company , of which : James Doyle Is the principal stockholder. The Injunction granted the Portland com > pany restrains him from pushing hi * tunnel through the Lowell claim and brings his development work to a standstill. The tun nel had juflt about reached the towell claim , through which the Portland people do not propose to have It driven. Ttio injunction Is only temporary and will bo argued at a later date. n ' .YenLine. . NEW YOHK. April 1. The Postal Tele - ec firaph Cable company has recently nc- cto qulrcd the Vines and property hitherto known as the Pacific Postal telegraph and from April 1 It will bo operated n the Pa cific division of the Postal company. 71IOM3Y TOR CIUCAOO C.MVKUSITY. Vnlunlilc Knitter 41lt U Hecclrod from Friend * . ClirCAdO , April L An Easter gift of $320.000 has been handed to the University of Chicago. The donor of almost one-half of the amount la unknown save to President Harper and the board of trustees. The friends of tbo university know that It came from a woman , ami that much President Harper revealed at the twenty-second convo cation held tonight , 'Ho ' also announced that Miss Kathcrlne Bruce of Now York hag Riven $1,500 outright and $15,000 conditionally to the astronomical work of the university , and that other amounts , making a total of $160,000 , have been turned over to the university. John D. Rockefeller will duplicate the gifts , said Dr. ( Harper. 3&K SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. ! J Twenty building permits have been Issued . by City Engineer JJeal during the three months of this year , which Is quite an In- crceso over the same period of time a yiur ago. The total value ot the buildings to 10 erected , as given In tne permits Is $2uS- 010. One permit , that of Armour & Co. , called for buildings costing $248,000 , whllo he Schlltz building at Thirty-third and Q streeta Is to cost over $3,000. A number of permits for $1,000 residences have been aken out , but the majority are for cottages costing from $350 to $ GOO. Houses are very scarce , and It Is extremely difficult to find a vacant renldence. There will bo quite a ot of building done hero this spring and summo. ' and the dealers In lumber look for an extremely buoy season. City CuxKlp. Charles 7H. Johnson has gene to Schuyler o visit his parents. J. S. Tewksbiiry of Little Hock , Ark. , Is icro visiting relatives. A. it. 'Nixonof Hubbard Is here looking after property Interests. iJIrs. Anna ( Maxwell has returned from a rip to Little Rock , Ark. Frank Swoboda Is building a residence at Eighteenth and 13 streets. Miss Jean Hoyd .Mullen Is spending a few days with friends In St. Joseph , Mo. The registration books will bo open today n every voting precinct In the city. The Union Veterans' Republican club will meet tonight at Judge Agnow's ofilcc. The 'Danish ' Singing society will give a concert anJ ball at Sanger hall tonight. John Plyna Is back from Illinois , where ne was called by the Illness of a relative. S. D. iDatchelor of LaPlatte , an oil ! timer In this section of the state , Is dangerously 111. A chest of carpenter's tools belonging to . D. Long , 2414 I street , was stolen last night. A. Olckman obtained a permit yesterday for a cottage at Thirteenth anil Missouri avenue. H. 'II. ' TClllott has taken out a permit for a ? 1,000 residence at Twenty-third and J streets. A well attended meeting of democrats was teld at Koutsky's hall la the Second ward ast night. Frank Scott loft yesterday for Sioux City , where he will engage ln > ths livestock com mission business. A mass meeting of Germans will be held Sunday afternoon at Plvonka's hall , Twenty- fourth and L streets. L. Rothschllcs reports that a light spring overcoat was stolen from his office in the Exchange building yesterday. A number of regular shippers to Kansas City tried this market yesterday aad wcro well satisfied with the prices paid. Mrs. John \ Ultchhart returned to her homo at Grand Island yesterday after a few days' visit with her daughter , 'Mrs. Ralph Hall. : The lots at Twenty-fourth and J streets recently purchased by the 'Episcopal ' church were being surveyed yesterday preparatory to grading. A big plledrlver arrived at the stock yards yesterday and will bo used In setting the piles for the Armour viaduct as soon as the material arrives. 'Mrs. ' Ingersoll. 2010 California street , Omaha , entertained the Ladles' Aid society of the First Methodist 'Episcopal church yes terday afternoon. E. II. Benton and J. L. Carey returned yesterday from a trip to the Pacific coast. They report a very dry season In northern California and say that unless there is rain soon the1 crops will suffer. Last night the four assessors elected last' , fall held a meeting In the iFourth ward to make plans for 'the work which commenced yesterday. It Is thought that the valuation this year will reach $2,000,000. Ed Murray and Joe Rlckurd have been ar- roatcd for assaulting iMlko Hart , a Third ward saloon keeper. The police are looking for Bill Taylor and E. Cahlll , who assisted [ Murray and Rlckard In the assault. The republicans held two big rallies last night. One was at Herman Anger's place In Albright and tbe other was at Rex hall In the Fourth ward. A great deal of en thusiasm was displayed at both meetings. It was reported yesterday that the proposi tion to build a beet eugar factory In the Fourth ward had been abandoned. It Is asserted that the promoters could not make suitable terms with the South Omaha Land company for the property desired and nego tiations have ceased. Ouar Salow of the Third ward was quite badly beaten by a gang of toughs Thursday night , and It was necessary for a physician to take a number of stitches In his head yesterday. The fight started over politics and was a hot ono while It lasted. Salow's assailants have not been arrested. , Dick Livingston la the name given by'f suspicious character arrested by the police yesterday. When searched a new padlock was found In ono of his pockets. Later on this piece of hardware HUB identified by Koutsky Brothers as ono of the articles stolen from their store last Wednesday night. A. G. Buchanaif was showing around the exchange yesterday a watch fob made from gun metal which was sent to him by his brother from Japan. The fob Is very neat and Is highly prized by Mr. Buchanan. His brother Is a lieutenant Iu the navy and has Just returned from a three ycam' crulso In the Olympla. C. IB. Smith of Council Bluffs has been making some alterations In the heating and ventilating plant at the Hawthorne school and yesterday afternoon the members of the Board of Education visited the building to see how the apparatus worked. It ID - thought that there will bo no more difficulty , 03 the ventilating appliances worked nicely at the trial. The Union Stock Yards company has a number of carpenters at work making altera tions In the exchange hall. Owing to the Increased membership In the exchange , more room was desired , and the north wall U being set back fourteen feet. A number of other changes arc being made so that when completed the hall will present qulto a nice appearance. On ( Monday next the regular monthly meeting of the exchange will be held. Went Vlrirliiiii Mliirm Jlny Strike. CHARLESTON' , W. Va. . April l.-The coal miners nro holding- meetings today throughout this state. The Kanawha nnd New river miners nt Montgomery were ad dressed by Organizer Fred Ditcher. Presi dent Samuel Qompers nnd others. Aa the operators rcfuEo to sign the new scale n general strike will likely be ordered totilgtit by the United Mlno Workers' state organiza tion. Sii ) llr In a Centenarian. NKAV YOflK. April 1. Noah IJnbbl , an In mate of tfce I'lscatawany almshousc , near New Brunswick , N. J. , celebrated the an niversary of hid lilrth today. Ho says he Is 120 years old. Movement * of Oi-eun Vc m > l , 'April 1. At New York Arrived St. Louis , from Southampton ; Lucnnla , from London. At London Arrived Mohawk , from New York. At Lisbon Arrived Peninsular , from New York. At Movllle Sallcd-Ethlopla , for Now York. At Rotterdam Arrived Spaarndam , from .Tavir Vr t lr * New York. lew i uii\ | At Naples Sailed Saale , fof5New York. At Southampton Arrived NLrmannla , tor New York , from ' BARBER BAGS A BURGLAR Dcspcrnto Negro Taken in tbo Act of Looting tbe Shop , JOE CALIBRIA PROTECTS HIS PROPERTY Proprietor Interrupt * n Dnyllnlit Ilob- bcry mill' Overtaken the Tlilrf iWlio SeoliM Snfely la FIlKht. A daylight burglary was attempted yester day afternoon ut the barber shop of Joe Calabria , Twentieth and Plerco streets , and Its failure was only duo to the determined action of the householder. Not only was the burglar frightened away , but the plucky Italian ; overtook , ruptured and detained him until : the arrival of the police. Calabria llvw with his family In the rear of 1220 South Twentieth street , where ho divides his tlmo between his household and dlhi hlo shop. About C o'clock there happened to be no customer In the shop and the barber tohi had retreated to Ills living apartments. A few minutes later ho heard the front door open | : , and supposing the Incomer to be a patron of the shop , ho finished a. task ho pahi had on ha ml and flvo minutes later went to attend to his wants. When Calabria entered hlo shop ho saw a negro of rough appearance engaged In stripping his shelve * of razors , scissors and other artlcltu. Tlio robber did not pause when the proprietor entered , and only ac knowledged hla presence with a threat and an injunction to go back where ho WM. Calabria went toward him with the Inten tion ot assIMIng him out of the shop , when the negro made a vicious slat'h ' at him with a razor , narrowly inUslnrj ; his threat. The barber escaped Into the real1 room before thu robber could reach him with u second doapcrato attempt. Ho secured his revolver and . returned bettor prepared to protect his property. As Calabria re-entered the shop the burglar noticed the weapon , and abandoning hid ef fort to break open the ca&h drawer started to the door with Ills hands full of barbcra' Implements. The barber commanded him to halt , and ns there was no response he fired at the negro's back as ho passed out of the door , the bullet lodging close to his body. Ho followed In clwe pursuit und proved a better runner than the retreating burglar , ao ho came up to him within n block. Again Calabria ordered the man to halt and threatened him with his wfupon. This tlmo the burglar was moro prudent and gave up the race. He wau Instructed to hold up his hands , and with the help of the crowd which had gathered Calabria secured him and noti fied the central station , lln was placed In Jail and charged with breaking and entering In the daytime. At the station he- gave the name of Charlea Johnson , but he was recog nized by the police as an ex-convict named Peyton. Ho IMS served tlmo In the peni tentiary for burglary committed In this city. LO.\G AXI > SHOUT 31 ISA' AT WO11IC. Outlier III it Victim on Uii > Sixteenth Street Vliiiluet. The fifth reported holdup within a week occurred near the south end of the Sixteenth street viaduct last night. As W. S. Walker , a traveling man , was on his way downtown aout 0:30 : o'clock two men sprang from tbo shelter of a large billboard Just at the CM- trance of the "viaduct and seized him. Ono devoted himself to keeping Walker under control with a revolver , while the other took S 9.S3 ! from his pockets. .Mr. Walker Is aa employe of a brush manufacturing company In Shenanhoah. .la. , and camp to Omaha , about a week ago to solicit trade. Yesterday ho had a settlement with his company and his share of the profits came to about $10. 'He left his lodg ing at 'the Windsor hotel after supper with the Intention of going 'to the theater , but was diverted from this purpose by nn ac quaintance which ho made on the street. The latter was a young woman , whom he ac companied to her home In the south part of the city. 'He ' loft her shortly after 9 o'clock and It was on 'the return trip that he had tbe experience with the highwaymen. The locality possessed every advantage for thalr trade , being poorly lighted and not within easy earshot of houses. Walker passed uiv suapectlngly close to the billboard and did .lot see his assailants In tlmo to Attempt any rscape. Ono of them , a very short , heavy-sot miscreant , came upon him from the rear nr-J told him not to move or look around. Walker caught the gleam of the revolver and did a.i ho was told , as ho had no weapon of defense. The robber whoso duty was to search hold Walker tightly by the coat and hastily ran his hand through his pockets. The money was secured and Walker was ordered with an oath to go ahead. Ho started obediently across thu viaduct , but was able to note the route taken by the footpads. Ho saw them climb down the etccp embankment west ol the viaduct and run west along the railroad tracks. Ho continued his way downtown and reported the occurrence at the police station. The detective force was dotaileJ for the case and the 'trackage between this elty and South Omaha was patroled without meeting anyone approximating the description of the hlgh- waymcn. lu appearance the men were like those de scribed In similar cases a number of times before. Besides the familiar Inequality of their heights their costumes were such as have been mentioned heretofore. On this occasion they beemed to regard any disguise as unnecessary and used no mask of any sort. It Is on this point that Walker's Is moro valuable than other cases , as he Is positive that ho would be able to Identify one of the robbers. The short maa , ho says , kept dls erectly In the rear and he was not able to look at him particularly , but he received an accurate impression of the taller man's ap pearance. as their faces were close together for several minutes. Walker later accom panied the detectives to a number of cheap lodging houses , but wes unable to Identify any of the Inmates. It Is thought possible by the police that the woman may have actei In the capacity of runner for the notorious pair. TluI'niy for COIIHII ! lee. FRANKFORT , Ky. , April 1. There was nn Impressive scene In the Church of the Good Shepherd tonight during the services of "The Stations of the Cross. " At the opening of the service Father T. S. Mnjor referred cJquently to thu national situation nnd said ho still hoped war might bo averted , as he , ns nn cx-confcderato who followed General Morgan , knew what horrors rors followed u declaration of war. He closed by saying : "Tile Lord loves a bravo man nnd It Is rlsht that nil good people should pray for brave men In danger. Gen eral FltzliuKli Leo ls such n nian und de serves our prayers. In my opinion. If war Is declared , his llfo will not bo worth u pin. " The entire congregation. on bendei' ' knees , prayed In silence , Invoking the JJl- vine Spirit to keep the American consn general safe from Spanish treachery. PllHKC * Iu lllC Tl'llHt. ST. LOUIS , April 1. The American Stce nnd Wire company , the new trust that controls about 73 per cent of the country's total output of wire products , took clmrgo today of the Consolidated Steel and Who company of St. Louis. The olllcers of the company nro : W. Kdcnliorn of Chicago president : A. Clifford of St. Louis , treasurer nnd V. A. Morrlman , manager. Tno terms of thu transaction wcro not made public. Ymi > < lo SuctM'cU Soldi. NEW YORK , April l.-The Journal and Advertiser will nsy tomorrow ; Eugene Ysaye , the violin virtuoso , will bo the sue ficssor of Anton Seldl In this country as thn director of Wagner nnd Hfiethoven con certs. Slgmond Bernstein , late manager for Seldl. has closed a contract with Ysaye , by which Ysaye will organize nn orchestra comnrl.ilnc manv of Heidi's musclans , wltt others of his own selection. CASTO For 'Infants and Children. \VUITIS : TO HIS CO.VSTITUI\TS. Senator Krye llcmrllim the SKtintloa In AViiftliltiKloM , POUTLAND. Me. . April 1. The Press to morrow will print the following letter ; To the Editor Cf the Pre.vt-i hav * re. cclvcil telegrams today from I'ortland bus- ness mon whose opinion ! ) nro entitled to tvclfitit , favorlnp pence with Spain , nnd en- tlor lng the policy of our president , Their confidence In our chief magistrate Iocs not exceed mine. I nnv well Informed DC Ills purpose , his conduct nnd hopes. I know that diplomatic noRollnttons are i bout concluded nnd their purport : * . I htiva lopes tlmt the result may lie what wo all Icslre nn honorable pcarc , but propose , so ar us I cull , to bo prepared for dlsappolnt- nent. The committee on foreign relations , of vhlch I have the honor to be a member , ' .xlll lo nothing rnnhly , will K'VO ' to the rcsolu- Ions referred to them cnroful nnd dellbcr- ita consideration , will ho In constant com- nunlcatlon with the president , and with- nt doubt net In entire harmony with him. WILMAM 1 > . FUYU. Washington , Mure1 ! 23 , 1S9S. Family Orou-nril In .Shanty llont , MOUNT CAUMHU 111. . April 1-It Is ro- orlpil tlmt n slmnty boat sunk thrco nllcs nbovo hero nnd n family , consisting f Ilvo persons , lost their lives. Their amcrt nre unknown. The water hereabouts mu reached the limit nnd In receding. It s now believed' ' that nil danger to the allroads from the high Hood la p.ist for Ah present. The UB ! Four hns KOI a train n , tng llrat this week. The Air l.lno will ry to resume business on Saturday. J.OOAI , IIIIKVITIKS. Mrs. T. T. Tlodcman , the now police HIM rn , began her duties at the city jail last light. Clarence Mohrr was held to the district court by Police Judge Gordon on a charge of ncorrlglblllty. Gcorgo Bstts was sent to the county Jail ) y Police Judge Gordon for twenty days , lns Lccn found guilty of the theft of a ) lcyclo owned by Benjamin Finch. The classco of 1S9S and 1S99 of thp Omaha ledlcal college expressed their ploisuro at tearing of Dr. Jonas' appointment as chlet urgcon . of the Union Pacific by presenting , ilm a handsome bouquet of roses. The preliminary- hearing of the ease igalnst Val Burgles , charged In police court vltli being n commcn gambler , wns ccn- inucd by Judge Gordon until next Friday , because of the Inability of covcra ! Important vltnesscti for the state to be present. Stella Knox , a colored women , quarreled vltli her lover In a resort nt the corner of Ninth street r.ud Capitol iivenue. She drew a knife and cut him badly about the neck iiKl face , nnd now oho Is n prisoner in the city jail charged with assault with Intcut o commit murder. City Boiler Inspector Unlit has filed lnfor nations in police court against B. i3illoway , proprietor of a hotel , and Patrick Shcehao , ) no of his employes. The former Is charged vltli employing an unlicensed engineer and Sheehan is charged with operating a steam inglno without a license. They were ar- cstcd and furnished bonds to appear fo9 rial. rial.Dr. Dr. and Mrs. Cecil E. Beebo of 2623 St. Mary's avenue were found1 guilty let yollco court of trespass , after a trial , acid Judga Gordon gave to each of them a sentence eton on dayo In the city Jail , which was sus- icnded pending their good behavior In Ida uture. The charge of assault against Mia. Jcebc was dismissed , and then Judga Garden icld the son of the defendants , Edgar Beebo , to . the district court on a charge of Incor- rlglblllty. Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken ; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste , and acta gently yet promptly on the Kidneys , Liver and Bowels , cleanses the sys tem effectually , dispels colds , head aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced , pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the Btomach , prompt in its action and truly bcncitcial in ita effects , prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances , its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for eale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any ono who wishes to try it Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIO SYRUP CO. SAH FRANCISCO , CAL. UUISVIUE , M. tIEW YORK , H.f. MeGREW IS TUB ONLT SPECIALIST WOO TnKATB ALI. Private Disease ? Wtilmm D I llliordtr of " MEN ONLV 9tn > ar Experience. 10 Yearn in Omaha. Book I'roo , Counnlta- tioatfreo. Uox766o | 14th and Farutm Sti. OMAHA. ' CblcbuUr' * knclub lllutignd tlnaO. 'ENSWROYAL PILLS Original oaddnlr Genuine. A Arc. tlirtTi relUUt. IADICV tfk L\ I'rtifil'l for nunuitr'i Knglii'la. . rV\ noml Brand In Itrd > n4 OM lu > lilll3\\Sj | no tttber. Kifutt danflfreui'fubitiru * v " n < o J inftallanl. AI Drucljli , * MB ! 4 * i t i > i fgr rartUulari , tulluODUli ftal lldlcf far I.odln , " < n Uiur. br rrlirm lall. 1OOOO IritlmooUli.XMii Boll to all'Lxi"uriiiliu. Carpenter's South American Letters WILL APPEAR IU THE SUNDAY BEE
